Courses - Spring 2023
GERM103
Intensive Elementary German
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Restriction: Must not be a fluent/native speaker of German.
Credit only granted for: GERS103 or GERM103.
Formerly: GERM103.
Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of German-speaking world.
GERM149Z
Germanic Languages - Elementary II; Elementary Yiddish II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Jointly offered with JWST282. Credit granted for GERM149Z or JWST282.
GERM203
Intensive Intermediate German
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS103; or must have appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Restriction: Must not be a fluent/native speaker of German.
Credit only granted for: GERM203 or GERS203.
Formerly: GERM203.
Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of German-speaking world.
GERM204
German Grammar Review
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS203; or Must have appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Restriction: Must not be a fluent/native speaker of German.
Credit only granted for: GERM204 or GERS204.
Formerly: GERM204.
An in-depth study and analysis of selected grammatical topics in a contextualized framework.
GERM301
Conversation and Composition I: The German-Speaking World
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS204; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Credit only granted for: GERM301 or GERS301.
Formerly: GERM301.
Practice in contemporary spoken and written German. Systematic review of grammar, and exercises in composition. Emphasis on cultural contrasts in the German-speaking world.
GERM320
Survey of German Studies
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS301; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Credit only granted for: GERM320 or GERS320.
Formerly: GERM320.
Approaches to analysis of German cultural products such as literature, film, poetry, architecture and works of art. Taught in German.
GERM320H
Survey of German Studies
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS301; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Credit only granted for: GERM320 or GERS320.
Formerly: GERM320.
Approaches to analysis of German cultural products such as literature, film, poetry, architecture and works of art. Taught in German.
GERM356
German for the Professions
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS301.
Credit only granted for: GERM319B, GERM356 or GERS356.
Formerly: GERM356.
An examination of the structures and work conditions of various industries in the German-speaking world including understanding and navigating company culture, professional development, and preparation for an internship or job where German is spoken.
GERM386
Experiential Learning
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department.
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
Credit only granted for: GERM386 or GERS386.
Formerly: GERM386.
Internship and practicum.
GERM441
Border Crossings and Cultural Transfers
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS320 or GERS322.
Credit only granted for: GERM441 or GERS441.
Formerly: GERM441.
Border Crossings and Cultural Transfers emphasizes the transnational and global dimensions of German culture, analyzing the interrelationship of dominant and minority cultures within Germany and/or the impact of German cultures abroad. Topics include migration, exile, (post)colonialism, and globalization. Taught in German.
Cross-listed with GERM689B. Credit only granted for GERM441 or GERM689B.
GERM489M
Social Issues in German Culture; Imagining Metamorphosis: Challenges to the Boundaries of the Human in German Culture
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with GERM689V. Credit only granted for GERM489M or GERM689V.
This seminar examines fantasies of metamorphosis in German culture from modernism to the contemporary period, focusing on the challenges that metamorphosis poses to stable conceptions of the human species; the body; gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity; and human sovereignty.
This seminar examines fantasies of metamorphosis in German culture from modernism to the contemporary period, focusing on the challenges that metamorphosis poses to stable conceptions of the human species; the body; gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity; and human sovereignty.
GERM499D
Directed Study; The Art of Dissent: Aesthetics, Politics, and Civil Disobedience
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Intermediate-level language proficiency in one of the language mentioned below. If you are unsure of your proficiency, please contact a advisor.
Cross-listed with SLLC499D, FREN499E, PERS498B, PORT409D, RUSS409D, and SPAN409D. Credit only granted for SLLC499D, FREN499E, GERM499D, PERS498B, PORT409D, RUSS409D, or SPAN409D.
This course explores the complex roles art, literature, cinema, and other cultural products play in social and political movement building, and investigates how language and artistic expression in divercultural contexts negotiate issues such as gender, ethnic, and racial identity; political ideology; religious conflict; social justice.The following cultural traditions will be included: French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. A major component of the course will be experiential learning project.
Cross-listed with SLLC499D, FREN499E, PERS498B, PORT409D, RUSS409D, and SPAN409D. Credit only granted for SLLC499D, FREN499E, GERM499D, PERS498B, PORT409D, RUSS409D, or SPAN409D.
This course explores the complex roles art, literature, cinema, and other cultural products play in social and political movement building, and investigates how language and artistic expression in divercultural contexts negotiate issues such as gender, ethnic, and racial identity; political ideology; religious conflict; social justice.The following cultural traditions will be included: French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. A major component of the course will be experiential learning project.
GERM689B
Special Topics - M.A. Level; Border Crossings and Cultural Transfers
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Cross-listed with GERM441. Credit only granted for GERM441 or GERM689B.
Border Crossings and Cultural Transfers emphasizes the transnational and global dimensions of German culture, analyzing the interrelationship of dominant and minority cultures within Germany and/or the impact of German cultures abroad. Topics include migration, exile, (post)colonialism, and globalization. Taught in German.
Border Crossings and Cultural Transfers emphasizes the transnational and global dimensions of German culture, analyzing the interrelationship of dominant and minority cultures within Germany and/or the impact of German cultures abroad. Topics include migration, exile, (post)colonialism, and globalization. Taught in German.
GERM689V
Special Topics - M.A. Level; Imagining Metamorphosis: Challenges to the Boundaries of the Human in German Culture
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Cross-listed with GERM489M. Credit only granted for GERM489M or GERM689V.
This seminar examines fantasies of metamorphosis in German culture from modernism to the contemporary period, focusing on the challenges that metamorphosis poses to stable conceptions of the human species; the body; gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity; and human sovereignty.
This seminar examines fantasies of metamorphosis in German culture from modernism to the contemporary period, focusing on the challenges that metamorphosis poses to stable conceptions of the human species; the body; gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity; and human sovereignty.
GERM798
Master's Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
GERM799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
GERM888
Doctoral Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
GERM899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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